The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17


Frightens Away Prowler.
GEORGIA.
Dooly county's new Jail has been accepted
by the County Commissioners.
Griffin Nc,cS: Talk about another cotton
mill. - said Superintendent Randall yester-
day, 'what we.want is three or four more.
Running to our fullest capacity we can only
supply 10 per cent. of our orders"
There have been several new houses built
at Cordele, Dolly county, including the
academy, and others will be built as soon as
workmen can be commanded to do the
building. About seventy-hve building and
store lots have been sold to date.
A gentleman with ample capital has a
project on foot to open a National Bank in
Dawson next spring. 1t is said that brick
building for the use of the bank will be
erected on Main street where the wooden
building belonging to the Sharp estate now
stands.
The case against P. L. Sutherland, charged
with forgery, was called in court at Daw-
son last week, but the defendant failed to
respond. The case will go over to next
court, and if Sutherland is not here then his
bond will be forfeited. The bond is for $500
and is signed by Jones Key, of Jefferson
county.
Wednesday, by special act of the Legis-
lature, an election was held in Douglass
county as to whether d. w. Price, former
County Treasurer, and his securities should
be relieved from any further liability on
their bond to the county. But small vote
was polled, only SIS The parties were re-
heved by majority of q.
Rev. Jacob Young and Warren Paulk, of
Irwin county, recently sold 81, 500 worth of
timber to turpentine firm. They received
81 per acre for the timber alone. After the
timber is turpentned and reduced to lum-
Der they still own the land Several of the
lots cost them $50 each-perhaps nearly all
of them. On such lots they made profit
of $40 on the timber alone.
At Atlanta Wednesday, a petition was
filed in the clerks Office by the Attorney
General asking the Superior Court to allow
the Journal Publishing Company to increase
its capital stock from $4,000 to $50, 900.
The Southern Agricultural Works made APP
plication to the Superior Court to be allowed
to decrease its capital stock from $3.50, 900 to
$4,000. The application was filed in the
clerks Office
AT Coosaw on Monday last the rubber
belt that runs the press to C. p. Morton's
cotton gin broke and struck Berry Gibson
(colored), who managed the press, square in
the face. He was picked up insensible, with
his nose mashed fiat, his eyes protruding an
inch from the head, and considerable contu-
sion about the mouth. The doctor says that
the mans nose will adjust itself, but he is
doubtful about his sight.
At Sandersville Thursday, a wagon
loaded with two heavy bales of cotton, ran
over Taylor Barwick, aged years, while
he was attempting to climb into it. One
ear was almost torn away from his head.
No more serious injury was sustained, how
ever. DIR. Mathis attended him. The little
boy submitted manfully to the taking of
the necessary stitches. Those who saw the
accident consider it almost a miracle that it
was not fatal, as the wheel seemed to pass
directly over his head.
Griffin NeiUs: A pupil in one of the pub
lie schools of this city complied recently in
the following manner with a request to
write composition on the subject of physi-
illogical lecture to which the school had
Just listened: 1.-THE human body is made up
of the head, thorax and the abdomen The
head contains the brains, when there is any.
The thorax contains the heart and the
lungs. The abdomen contains the bowels,
of which there are five, A. Z, 1, o and u,
and sometimes w. and W
1t has been generally rumored that Rev.
Sam Small is about to sever his connection
with the Methodist church with view to
joining the ministry of the Protestant Epis
copal church. Al in ..tiga Ion shows thet
the rumor has no foundation in fact A
year ago Mr.. Small joi:ed the North
Georgia Conference of the Methodist
church, South. on trial. He has departed
TO other fields of work, and has resigned
from the conference but is still local
preacher of the church, residing at present
in Washington city.
At Atlanta Thursday night between | 80
and IL o'clock five prisoners in the county
jail made desperate attempt to escape by
setting fire to the building. This is the
second time within the past two weeks that
an effort has been made to burn down the
Jail. This last attempt, however, was much
holder and more cunning than any ever be-
fore made, and it would have succeeded
doubtless, but for the prompt action of As
sistant Jailers Osborn and Kimberly, and
the ready and faithful assistance of several
of the employees about the place.
At Atlanta, at the last meeting of the
Board OF Police Commissioners, the follow
ing bill against the city was presented for
payment: 1887. October--For analysis of
cherry tonic, S25 for analysis of nerve
tonic, $50; for analysis of rice beer, 500; for
analysis of lager beer, So. Total, $6S"
Commissioner Stephens objected to the
payment Of said bill by the police depart
ment, for the reason that no authority vest
ed in them to order such work done, and
moved that the bill be referred to the City
Council for its action. The motion was
amended by referring TO the City Attorney,
but the bill is yet unpaid.
Talking of booms," said well-known
young business man of Atlanta Thursday,
I'D like to get my money out of Chatta-
nooga. There are several Atlanta men who
are interested in some of those land COM
panies. | know one by sad experience, for
] put some money in it. Our capital stock
was about $50, 900 and we paid it in. Then
we invested our money in land, making the
first payments. Our idea was that when
the second payments became due our prop
er'ty would have advanced so that by selling
small portion we could make the payments
on the rest. The payments are due; we
have no money in our treasury and our land
won't sell for what we paid for it,
Americas Republican: Several weeks ago
the Republican. published that the grave of
a certain rich man, who died and was
buried in neighboripg county, had been
opened and robbed. Last Saturday the son
of the deceased, having heard of the state
ment, dug into his fathers grave, or had it
done, and found everything as it should be-
The cause Of the report being put in crcula-
ton was that a stranger went there to have
a grave dug, employed some negroes to dig
it, and while he was absent, they opened an
other grave before they were aware of
it. The dirt from this grave was thrown
over the other grave, which attracted the
green flies and gave rise to the report of the
robbery.
Superior Court convened at Wavneshoro